Big and surprising news this morning. Some considered him the crown prince of the Microsoft empire, slated to take over after Ballmer's eventual departure, but this morning, Steven Sinofsky announced his resignation from Microsoft. His role will be taken over by Julie-Larson Green. Persistent sources indicate that we're looking at a Forstall-esque situation; Sinofsky was, supposedly, not a good team player.

Why hate? There is gray between black and white. Like those that will buy a Surface but prefer win32 compatibility and hence buy Surface x86 rather then Surface RT.

That's the whole deal. Microsoft offers you two near identicial (price, feel, look, name) products. The one runs all those Windows applications out there and allows non-app-market installations, the other not. Why would you buy the later one?

Surface RT is a lousy idea as well. A Windows tablet that doesn't run Windows programs at a price higher than Android tablets. Just awful. Oh and a name that confuses consumers to top it off. Sinofsky is a clueless hack and developers were right about him from the beginning.

Because it is lighter, thinner, fanless and with better battery life.
Personally, I don't care about x86 software at all. But current Surface RT model is rather weak. If only it was built on Exynos5 with good high-res screen => instant buy.